Senior Accountant at Vodacom

Role Purpose
Responsible for the full financial accounting function for Vodacom Business Africa Group LTD. The key responsibilities for this role fall primarily in the accounts receivable/revenue cycle, accounts payable/COS cycle, and financial management duties for VBAGS finance operations. The role also includes managing the relationships with the intercompany business partners and accounting for related party transactions across the Group.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Manage and perform the intercompany receivable and payable billing function & reconciliations.
• Monthly submissions of intercompany balances and income statement movement on to HFM.
• Preparing payment packs.
• Preparation and loading of CSV actual monthly financial results onto HFM.
• Clearing of HFM validations – actual results and intercompany.
• Completion of the statuary financial pack for mid-year and fiscal year results.
• Preparation of monthly internal & external trade payable and OPEX payment packs.
• Processing of internal & external supplier invoices after receipting / validation.
• PO / Receipting Recons in SAGE X3.
• Managing and monitoring key ledger accounts, including crucial supplier accounts and reconciliations.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations for review (including bank recons in SAGE).
• Assisting with annual statutory audits.
• Preparing financial statements.
• Preparation of ad-hoc financial reports.
• Assist in the budgeting process.

The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have

• Matric is essential.
• B. Com degree/ or equivalent.
• Hons will be advantageous.
• At least 4 years in a finance-focused environment.
• Ability to work with little supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of accounting principles.
• Microsoft applications (particularly with Excel).
• Financial / Accounting systems (SAGE experience is an advantage).